Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0230 May 15

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0230 May 15 . The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 120-second intervals. This provides adequate detail for making plots of the path on larger scale maps. Local circumstances on the central line include the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun, the Sun's altitude and azimuth (degrees), the path width (kilometers) and the duration on the central line (minutes and seconds). See the Explanation of the Central Eclipse Path Table for a description of each column in the table.

The geographic visibility of the eclipse is shown on a global map on the Prime Page for the Eclipse which also includes complete details on the eclipse. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an interactive Google Map .

Total Solar Eclipse of -0230 May 15
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits18°54.5'S129°51.2'W20°26.6'S129°10.9'W19°40.6'S129°31.0'W 1.055 - 184 km 02m54.7s
14:5816°38.8'S123°37.5'W17°22.4'S120°45.4'W16°58.3'S122°05.5'W 1.058 69° 193 km 03m11.8s
15:0014°12.4'S117°57.9'W15°12.7'S115°51.0'W14°41.6'S116°52.4'W 1.059 14° 67° 199 km 03m25.9s
15:0212°30.6'S114°30.3'W13°36.1'S112°35.3'W13°02.6'S113°31.5'W 1.061 18° 66° 204 km 03m36.0s
15:0411°05.6'S111°51.4'W12°14.1'S110°02.1'W11°39.3'S110°55.7'W 1.062 21° 65° 207 km 03m44.5s
15:0609°50.5'S109°39.8'W11°00.9'S107°53.9'W10°25.2'S108°46.0'W 1.063 24° 65° 210 km 03m52.1s
15:0808°41.9'S107°46.4'W09°53.8'S106°02.7'W09°17.4'S106°53.7'W 1.063 27° 65° 213 km 03m58.9s
15:1007°38.2'S106°06.0'W08°51.4'S104°23.8'W08°14.3'S105°14.2'W 1.064 29° 64° 215 km 04m05.3s
15:1206°38.3'S104°35.5'W07°52.5'S102°54.5'W07°15.0'S103°44.3'W 1.065 31° 64° 217 km 04m11.3s
15:1405°41.5'S103°12.9'W06°56.6'S101°32.8'W06°18.7'S102°22.2'W 1.065 33° 64° 219 km 04m17.0s
15:1604°47.3'S101°56.7'W06°03.2'S100°17.2'W05°24.9'S101°06.4'W 1.066 35° 64° 221 km 04m22.4s
15:1803°55.2'S100°45.8'W05°11.9'S099°06.9'W04°33.2'S099°55.8'W 1.066 37° 64° 222 km 04m27.6s
15:2003°05.1'S099°39.4'W04°22.5'S098°00.9'W03°43.4'S098°49.6'W 1.067 39° 63° 224 km 04m32.6s
15:2202°16.6'S098°36.8'W03°34.7'S096°58.7'W02°55.3'S097°47.3'W 1.067 41° 63° 225 km 04m37.4s
15:2401°29.6'S097°37.6'W02°48.4'S095°59.8'W02°08.7'S096°48.2'W 1.068 42° 63° 226 km 04m42.0s
15:2600°44.0'S096°41.2'W02°03.4'S095°03.7'W01°23.4'S095°52.0'W 1.068 44° 63° 227 km 04m46.5s
15:2800°00.5'N095°47.4'W01°19.6'S094°10.2'W00°39.2'S094°58.4'W 1.068 46° 63° 228 km 04m50.8s
15:3000°43.8'N094°55.8'W00°36.8'S093°18.9'W00°03.8'N094°06.9'W 1.069 47° 63° 229 km 04m55.0s
15:3201°26.1'N094°06.3'W00°04.9'N092°29.6'W00°45.8'N093°17.5'W 1.069 49° 63° 230 km 04m59.0s
15:3402°07.5'N093°18.5'W00°45.6'N091°42.0'W01°26.8'N092°29.9'W 1.070 50° 63° 231 km 05m03.0s
15:3602°48.0'N092°32.4'W01°25.5'N090°56.1'W02°07.0'N091°43.8'W 1.070 51° 64° 232 km 05m06.8s
15:3803°27.7'N091°47.7'W02°04.6'N090°11.6'W02°46.4'N090°59.2'W 1.070 53° 64° 233 km 05m10.5s
15:4004°06.6'N091°04.2'W02°42.9'N089°28.4'W03°25.0'N090°15.9'W 1.070 54° 64° 233 km 05m14.1s
15:4204°44.8'N090°22.0'W03°20.5'N088°46.4'W04°02.9'N089°33.8'W 1.071 56° 64° 234 km 05m17.6s
15:4405°22.3'N089°40.8'W03°57.5'N088°05.4'W04°40.1'N088°52.7'W 1.071 57° 64° 234 km 05m21.0s
15:4605°59.2'N089°00.5'W04°33.7'N087°25.4'W05°16.7'N088°12.6'W 1.071 58° 64° 235 km 05m24.3s
15:4806°35.5'N088°21.1'W05°09.4'N086°46.2'W05°52.7'N087°33.3'W 1.071 60° 64° 235 km 05m27.4s
15:5007°11.2'N087°42.5'W05°44.4'N086°07.9'W06°28.0'N086°54.9'W 1.072 61° 65° 236 km 05m30.5s
15:5207°46.3'N087°04.6'W06°18.9'N085°30.2'W07°02.8'N086°17.1'W 1.072 62° 65° 236 km 05m33.5s
15:5408°20.9'N086°27.3'W06°52.9'N084°53.2'W07°37.1'N085°39.9'W 1.072 63° 65° 237 km 05m36.4s
15:5608°55.0'N085°50.5'W07°26.3'N084°16.7'W08°10.8'N085°03.3'W 1.072 65° 65° 237 km 05m39.2s
15:5809°28.6'N085°14.3'W07°59.2'N083°40.8'W08°44.1'N084°27.2'W 1.072 66° 65° 237 km 05m41.9s
16:0010°01.7'N084°38.5'W08°31.6'N083°05.3'W09°16.8'N083°51.6'W 1.073 67° 66° 238 km 05m44.5s
16:0210°34.3'N084°03.0'W09°03.6'N082°30.2'W09°49.1'N083°16.3'W 1.073 68° 66° 238 km 05m47.0s
16:0411°06.5'N083°28.0'W09°35.1'N081°55.5'W10°21.0'N082°41.4'W 1.073 69° 66° 238 km 05m49.4s
16:0611°38.3'N082°53.2'W10°06.2'N081°21.1'W10°52.4'N082°06.8'W 1.073 71° 67° 238 km 05m51.8s
16:0812°09.6'N082°18.6'W10°36.8'N080°46.9'W11°23.4'N081°32.5'W 1.073 72° 67° 239 km 05m54.0s
16:1012°40.5'N081°44.2'W11°07.0'N080°13.0'W11°53.9'N080°58.3'W 1.073 73° 68° 239 km 05m56.1s
16:1213°11.0'N081°10.0'W11°36.8'N079°39.3'W12°24.1'N080°24.4'W 1.073 74° 68° 239 km 05m58.1s
16:1413°41.1'N080°36.0'W12°06.2'N079°05.7'W12°53.8'N079°50.5'W 1.073 75° 69° 239 km 06m00.0s
16:1614°10.8'N080°02.0'W12°35.2'N078°32.2'W13°23.1'N079°16.8'W 1.074 76° 69° 240 km 06m01.9s
16:1814°40.2'N079°28.0'W13°03.7'N077°58.8'W13°52.1'N078°43.1'W 1.074 77° 70° 240 km 06m03.6s
16:2015°09.1'N078°54.1'W13°32.0'N077°25.4'W14°20.7'N078°09.5'W 1.074 79° 71° 240 km 06m05.2s
16:2215°37.7'N078°20.2'W13°59.8'N076°52.1'W14°48.9'N077°35.8'W 1.074 80° 71° 240 km 06m06.7s
16:2416°05.9'N077°46.2'W14°27.2'N076°18.7'W15°16.7'N077°02.2'W 1.074 81° 72° 240 km 06m08.1s
16:2616°33.8'N077°12.1'W14°54.3'N075°45.2'W15°44.2'N076°28.4'W 1.074 82° 74° 240 km 06m09.4s
16:2817°01.3'N076°37.9'W15°21.0'N075°11.7'W16°11.2'N075°54.6'W 1.074 83° 75° 240 km 06m10.6s
16:3017°28.4'N076°03.5'W15°47.4'N074°38.1'W16°38.0'N075°20.6'W 1.074 84° 77° 240 km 06m11.7s
16:3217°55.1'N075°29.0'W16°13.3'N074°04.3'W17°04.3'N074°46.4'W 1.074 85° 80° 241 km 06m12.7s
16:3418°21.5'N074°54.3'W16°39.0'N073°30.4'W17°30.3'N074°12.1'W 1.074 86° 84° 241 km 06m13.6s
16:3618°47.6'N074°19.3'W17°04.2'N072°56.3'W17°56.0'N073°37.6'W 1.074 87° 91° 241 km 06m14.3s
16:3819°13.3'N073°44.1'W17°29.1'N072°21.9'W18°21.3'N073°02.8'W 1.074 88° 107° 241 km 06m15.0s
16:4019°38.6'N073°08.6'W17°53.7'N071°47.3'W18°46.2'N072°27.7'W 1.074 89° 148° 241 km 06m15.5s
16:4220°03.6'N072°32.7'W18°17.8'N071°12.4'W19°10.8'N071°52.3'W 1.074 89° 200° 241 km 06m15.9s
16:4420°28.2'N071°56.5'W18°41.6'N070°37.2'W19°35.0'N071°16.6'W 1.074 88° 222° 241 km 06m16.2s
16:4620°52.4'N071°19.9'W19°05.1'N070°01.6'W19°58.8'N070°40.6'W 1.074 87° 231° 241 km 06m16.3s
16:4821°16.3'N070°42.9'W19°28.2'N069°25.7'W20°22.3'N070°04.1'W 1.074 86° 236° 241 km 06m16.4s
16:5021°39.8'N070°05.4'W19°50.9'N068°49.3'W20°45.4'N069°27.2'W 1.074 85° 239° 241 km 06m16.3s
16:5222°02.9'N069°27.5'W20°13.2'N068°12.6'W21°08.1'N068°49.9'W 1.074 83° 241° 240 km 06m16.1s
16:5422°25.6'N068°49.0'W20°35.2'N067°35.4'W21°30.5'N068°12.1'W 1.074 82° 243° 240 km 06m15.8s
16:5622°48.0'N068°10.1'W20°56.8'N066°57.7'W21°52.4'N067°33.7'W 1.074 81° 244° 240 km 06m15.3s
16:5823°10.0'N067°30.5'W21°18.0'N066°19.5'W22°14.0'N066°54.9'W 1.074 80° 246° 240 km 06m14.8s
17:0023°31.5'N066°50.3'W21°38.8'N065°40.7'W22°35.2'N066°15.4'W 1.074 79° 247° 240 km 06m14.0s
17:0223°52.7'N066°09.5'W21°59.2'N065°01.4'W22°55.9'N065°35.4'W 1.074 78° 248° 240 km 06m13.2s
17:0424°13.4'N065°28.1'W22°19.2'N064°21.4'W23°16.3'N064°54.7'W 1.074 77° 248° 240 km 06m12.2s
17:0624°33.7'N064°45.9'W22°38.8'N063°40.8'W23°36.3'N064°13.3'W 1.074 76° 249° 239 km 06m11.1s
17:0824°53.6'N064°02.9'W22°58.0'N062°59.5'W23°55.8'N063°31.2'W 1.074 74° 250° 239 km 06m09.9s
17:1025°13.0'N063°19.2'W23°16.8'N062°17.5'W24°14.9'N062°48.3'W 1.074 73° 251° 239 km 06m08.5s
17:1225°31.9'N062°34.7'W23°35.1'N061°34.7'W24°33.5'N062°04.7'W 1.073 72° 251° 238 km 06m07.0s
17:1425°50.4'N061°49.2'W23°52.9'N060°51.1'W24°51.6'N061°20.2'W 1.073 71° 252° 238 km 06m05.4s
17:1626°08.4'N061°02.9'W24°10.3'N060°06.6'W25°09.3'N060°34.8'W 1.073 70° 253° 238 km 06m03.6s
17:1826°25.9'N060°15.6'W24°27.3'N059°21.3'W25°26.5'N059°48.5'W 1.073 69° 254° 237 km 06m01.7s
17:2026°42.9'N059°27.3'W24°43.7'N058°35.0'W25°43.2'N059°01.2'W 1.073 67° 254° 237 km 05m59.6s
17:2226°59.3'N058°37.9'W24°59.6'N057°47.8'W25°59.4'N058°12.9'W 1.073 66° 255° 236 km 05m57.4s
17:2427°15.2'N057°47.4'W25°15.0'N056°59.4'W26°15.0'N057°23.6'W 1.073 65° 256° 236 km 05m55.1s
17:2627°30.5'N056°55.7'W25°29.8'N056°10.0'W26°30.1'N056°33.1'W 1.072 64° 256° 235 km 05m52.6s
17:2827°45.2'N056°02.8'W25°44.1'N055°19.5'W26°44.6'N055°41.3'W 1.072 63° 257° 235 km 05m50.0s
17:3027°59.2'N055°08.6'W25°57.8'N054°27.7'W26°58.4'N054°48.4'W 1.072 61° 258° 234 km 05m47.2s
17:3228°12.6'N054°13.0'W26°10.9'N053°34.6'W27°11.7'N053°54.0'W 1.072 60° 258° 234 km 05m44.3s
17:3428°25.3'N053°15.9'W26°23.3'N052°40.1'W27°24.3'N052°58.3'W 1.072 59° 259° 233 km 05m41.2s
17:3628°37.3'N052°17.3'W26°35.1'N051°44.2'W27°36.1'N052°01.1'W 1.071 57° 260° 232 km 05m38.0s
17:3828°48.6'N051°17.1'W26°46.2'N050°46.7'W27°47.3'N051°02.3'W 1.071 56° 261° 232 km 05m34.6s
17:4028°59.0'N050°15.1'W26°56.5'N049°47.6'W27°57.7'N050°01.7'W 1.071 55° 261° 231 km 05m31.1s
17:4229°08.6'N049°11.3'W27°06.0'N048°46.7'W28°07.3'N048°59.4'W 1.071 53° 262° 230 km 05m27.5s
17:4429°17.3'N048°05.4'W27°14.7'N047°43.9'W28°16.0'N047°55.2'W 1.070 52° 263° 229 km 05m23.6s
17:4629°25.1'N046°57.5'W27°22.6'N046°39.1'W28°23.8'N046°48.9'W 1.070 51° 264° 228 km 05m19.7s
17:4829°31.8'N045°47.3'W27°29.5'N045°32.2'W28°30.6'N045°40.3'W 1.070 49° 265° 227 km 05m15.5s
17:5029°37.5'N044°34.6'W27°35.4'N044°22.9'W28°36.4'N044°29.4'W 1.069 48° 265° 227 km 05m11.2s
17:5229°42.0'N043°19.3'W27°40.3'N043°11.0'W28°41.1'N043°15.8'W 1.069 46° 266° 225 km 05m06.8s
17:5429°45.3'N042°01.0'W27°43.9'N041°56.4'W28°44.6'N041°59.5'W 1.069 45° 267° 224 km 05m02.1s
17:5629°47.1'N040°39.6'W27°46.4'N040°38.7'W28°46.7'N040°40.0'W 1.068 43° 268° 223 km 04m57.3s
17:5829°47.5'N039°14.6'W27°47.4'N039°17.7'W28°47.5'N039°17.1'W 1.068 41° 269° 222 km 04m52.3s
18:0029°46.3'N037°45.8'W27°46.9'N037°52.9'W28°46.6'N037°50.3'W 1.068 40° 270° 221 km 04m47.1s
18:0229°43.2'N036°12.5'W27°44.8'N036°24.0'W28°44.1'N036°19.3'W 1.067 38° 271° 219 km 04m41.6s
18:0429°38.1'N034°34.3'W27°40.8'N034°50.2'W28°39.5'N034°43.3'W 1.067 36° 272° 218 km 04m35.9s
18:0629°30.7'N032°50.3'W27°34.6'N033°11.0'W28°32.7'N033°01.8'W 1.066 34° 273° 217 km 04m30.0s
18:0829°20.5'N030°59.6'W27°26.0'N031°25.4'W28°23.4'N031°13.7'W 1.066 32° 274° 215 km 04m23.8s
18:1029°07.3'N029°00.8'W27°14.6'N029°32.2'W28°11.1'N029°17.8'W 1.065 30° 275° 213 km 04m17.2s
18:1228°50.2'N026°52.2'W26°59.6'N027°29.7'W27°55.1'N027°12.4'W 1.064 28° 277° 211 km 04m10.3s
18:1428°28.3'N024°31.0'W26°40.4'N025°15.5'W27°34.7'N024°54.9'W 1.064 25° 278° 209 km 04m02.8s
18:1628°00.3'N021°53.2'W26°15.7'N022°46.0'W27°08.4'N022°21.4'W 1.063 22° 279° 207 km 03m54.7s
18:1827°23.6'N018°51.4'W25°43.3'N019°54.8'W26°33.9'N019°25.3'W 1.062 19° 281° 204 km 03m45.8s
18:2026°33.0'N015°10.9'W24°59.3'N016°29.8'W25°46.9'N015°53.1'W 1.061 16° 283° 201 km 03m35.5s
18:2225°14.2'N010°08.7'W23°53.2'N011°59.4'W24°35.1'N011°08.5'W 1.059 11° 285° 196 km 03m22.5s
Limits22°11.2'N000°11.6'W20°38.1'N000°53.5'W21°24.7'N000°32.9'W 1.056 - 186 km 02m56.8s

ΔT = 13082.5 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse20:18:27.816:40:25.318°51.4'N126°59.8'W 89.0° 160.7° 240.7 km06m15.57s
Greatest Duration20:25:48.616:47:46.120°19.6'N070°08.3'W 85.7° 235.3° 240.6 km06m16.39s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0230 May 15 were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. Although the predictions are first calculated in Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD), they are then converted to Universal Time (UT1) as presented here. The parameter ΔT is used to convert between the two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 13082.5 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 336.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 1.40°.

Acknowledgments

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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